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Early-stage Regional Venture Funds–part 2 of 3 of Bigger in Bend

Steve Blank

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Part 1: Bend, Oregon Ecosystem and Entrepreneurs. They failed due to: the dearth of deals in the region that have IPO potential and. I visited Bend last year and caught up with his progress.

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How to Write a Business Plan for an Outpatient Medical Practice

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If you’ve never written a business plan before, Bplans also offers a library of sample medical business plans that you can review or even download to use as a model. Here’s a brief example: The problem : There is a lack of affordable pediatric and gynecological care available in coastal areas of Lane County, Oregon. Executive summary.

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

They attended property management association meetings in Oregon outside of the technology echo chamber of California to get a sense for people’s daily problems. m-Via does financial remittances using mobile phones for people from the US to Mexico. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived. But they went one step further.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. You can target multiple mobile platforms at once with tools like BuildAnApp , or you can look into the geolocation angle with a tool such as Socialight or Shout’Em.

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Meet the Grand Prize Entrepreneurs of the BEC Boost

Up and Running

The contest was sponsored by Palo Alto Software , which provided free access to LivePlan , its cloud-based business planning software, to all of the Boost entrants. “ The contest was sponsored by Palo Alto Software , which provided free access to LivePlan , its cloud-based business planning software, to all of the Boost entrants. “

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My favorite apps to keep productive in 2013

Up and Running

These aren’t just apps that I’ve read good reviews about. Cloudon : Helps you access Microsoft Office from mobile devices. Here at Palo Alto Software , we fully embraced Basecamp this year and use it to run all of our projects. I use Google Hangouts every day to collaborate with our remote workers in Ireland and Bend, Oregon.

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How to Find Great Freelancers on Upwork (Formerly oDesk)

Up and Running

I’m home at 11am on a weekday because I work remotely; I am employed by Palo Alto Software, but as they are located in Eugene, Oregon, and I am currently living in Portland, I am rarely in the office. This is hardly uncommon; remote employees, freelance workers, and unconventional office setups are becoming the norm.